GREEN BAY, Wisc. – After Aaron Rodgers took several shots at the Detroit Lions this season and refused to give them any respect, they went into his stadium, beat him for the third time in a row, and dealt a final blow to his playoff hopes.
It all started after the Lions’ Week 9 win over the Green Bay Packers. Going into that game, the Lions were 1-6 and had one of the worst defenses in the NFL.
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But Rodgers struggled, completing 23 of 43 passes for 291 yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions, which tied his career high. Two of his interceptions came in the red zone, which ended up being the difference in a 15-9 game.
After the loss, Rodgers dropped this line: “You can’t lose a game like that against that team, though.”
“That team.”
“Look, no disrespect, but did they play great?” Rodgers said on the Pat McAfee Show. “I mean, we had 400 yards of offense on them, moved the ball up and down the field. I threw an interception off a helmet. I threw an interception about five yards short of Dave. It wasn’t like — I didn’t play a great game. We still made a lot of mental mistakes, but I don’t think they really stopped us. We had three possessions in the first half and went up and down the field. So, you know, it’s more about us, I think, than them.”